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Edition 3 (1990) award
Setsuko Shinoda
しのだ せつこ
Shinoda Setsuko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1955-10-23 (Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan)
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, horror writer, science fiction writer, mystery writer
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- Mystery Writers of Japan, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Fujimori High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tokyo Gakugei University | Faculty of Education | — | 学士 | — | Japan |
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Shosetsu Subaru New Writer Prize | Kinuno Hen'yō (Silk's Metamorphosis) | — | Shueisha | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Yamamoto Shugoro Prize | Gosaintan — Seat of God | — | Yamamoto Shugoro Prize | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Naoki Prize | Women’s Jihad | — | Naoki Prize | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Shibata Renzaburo Award | Virtual Ritual | — | Shibata Renzaburo Award | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) | Stabat Mater | — | Art Encouragement Prize | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Chuo Koron Literary Prize | Indo Crystal | — | Chuo Koron Shinsha | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize | Back of the Mirror | — | Yoshikawa Eiji Prize | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Cabinet Office (Japan) | 受章 |
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 8 (1995) nominee
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Edition 10 (1997) nominee
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Edition 117 (1997) award
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Edition 22 (2009) award
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Edition 61 (2011) award
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Edition 10 (2015) award
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Edition 53 (2019) award
Works
Major Works
Kinuno Hen'yō (Silk's Metamorphosis)
1991 Horror / science fiction elementsA mid-length horror with panic-SF touches. Her debut piece that attracted attention.
Women’s Jihad
1997 Linked short stories / social novelA linked short-story collection depicting young career women navigating a male-dominated society. An unusual work that grew from an editor's request and won the Naoki Prize.
- [Television drama] Women's Holy War (TV adaptation) (1997)
Gosaintan — Seat of God
1996 Legendary / adventure fictionA long work with legendary elements, dealing with religious motifs and mythic themes.
Virtual Ritual
2008 Social SF / dystopiaA major work that depicts ritualistic phenomena against the backdrop of an information-driven, managed society. Winner of the Shibata Renzaburo Award.
- [Television drama] Virtual Ritual (NHK Premium Drama) (2023)
Indo Crystal
2014 Literary / social novelA long novel that explores the intersections of cultures and civilizations and human endeavors. Winner of the Chuo Koron Literary Prize.
Back of the Mirror
2018 Literary fictionA work that delicately portrays human interiority and relationships. Winner of the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize.
Canon
1996 Music horrorA horror novel centered on music. Adapted for television by WOWOW.
- [Television drama] Canon (WOWOW) (2002)
Summer Calamity
1995 Medical panic / mysteryA novel about medical panic. It was nominated for the Naoki Prize and adapted for television.
- [Television drama] Virus Panic 2006 Summer — The Town Was Infected (based on Summer Calamity) (2006)
Bibliography
- Kinuno Hen'yō (Silk's Metamorphosis)
- Forger
- Blue Honeymoon
- Transformation (reissued as Maestro)
- Aquarium
- Sanctuary
- Summer Calamity
- Canon
- Gosaintan — Seat of God
- Women’s Jihad
- The Saito Family's Nuclear Warhead
- A Hundred Years of Love
- Indo Crystal
- Virtual Ritual
- Back of the Mirror
Adaptations
- Women’s Jihad → NHK drama 'Women's Holy War (Jihad)'
- Canon → WOWOW TV drama (2002)
- Virtual Ritual → NHK Premium Drama (2023)
- Summer Calamity → TV adaptation (Virus Panic 2006 Summer)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- genre-blending across horror, SF and mysterysocially critical, calm and meticulously plotted prosecombination of ensemble casts and intimate interior description
- Recurring Motifs
- bureaucratic/managed societiesreligion and ritualpatriarchy and gendermusic and artistic motifsmedical and scientific crises
Legacy
Known for an original style that crosses horror, SF and mystery, Shinoda has been highly regarded for socially critical works. Her many literary awards and TV adaptations have also broadened her influence among general audiences.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library of Japan
In Popular Culture
- Works such as 'Women’s Jihad' have been adapted for television and become widely known to general audiences.
- Works themed on music and religion have been adapted and featured in media.
Quotes
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It was unexpected and unwelcome.
Source: Interview after the award (1997)
Trivia
- Hobbies include playing the cello; she collaborated with singer Kumiko Yamashita.
- Worked as a municipal office employee and helped establish a public library.
- Experienced a miscarriage during pregnancy (publicly reported).
- Married, no children (public information).
- Served as a judge for the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen (1997).